Now, if they would offer payment plans for their hardware products for those of us who don’t have jobs or are not on services for the blind or what ever it is in your state/country that would be nice. and let’s hope they update there product maintenance agreement to cover braille cells and not charge $250 each cell that’s broke. I already got hit by that once for my old bltm20 which is now dead and gone. lol!
Take care all. On Nov 30, 2013, at 11:13 AM, Stores, Mary A. <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Gordon, > > I am glad they have improved it. That is wonderful. Congrats! And for once, > congrats Freedom Scientific! Well, I shouldn't say for once, but ... well, > it's been a while since I have been totally happy with something they have > created, and I guess I can be happy vicariously through you. Lol > > Mary > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gordon Smith > Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 8:03 AM > To: Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm! > Subject: How Things Change! > > Hi all > > Around 3 or 4 years back, I had the opportunity of trying a Focus 40 Braille > display. At that time, they used thumb wheels and I hated the darn thing! > > I'm now the owner of a Focus40-Blue, and what a change of design philosophy > since those days! They now use panning buttons and rocker bars and I have to > confess I love it! It's a very nice display indeed now. I know I'm not all > in favour of how Freedom does things. But on this occasion they've > definitely scored a major hit in my opinion. > > The Braille display itself can be adjusted in terms of the firmness of the > cells. The ability to move as per the speed of your reading is not unique, > but it is a nice touch. The surface of the display is nice and smooth, which > makes the Braille stand out. > > The charging, power usage and management are excellent. The unit is > host-powered when connected to USB so there is no drain on battery. The unit > is only self-powered when used with BlueTooth and even then you get an > average of 20 hours continuous use before a recharge is necessary, according > to Freedom. > > I've only had this since last Tuesday but didn't get the opportunity to try > it properly until last night. I am very very impressed, well done Freedom > Scientific on this one. > > Kind regards > > <--- Gordon Smith ---> > > > ======================================= > > The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free > > To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web > pages located at > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at > either of the following websites: > > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html > > Or: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> > you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > --------------------------------------- ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> ---------------------------------------
